Training and Doctrine Command (Nigeria)

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Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)
Minna.photowalk TRADOC 08.jpg
Command headquarters
Active1981–present
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
BranchFlag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg  Nigerian Army
TypeArmy Command
Role military recruitment
basic military training and education
Garrison/HQ Minna, Niger State, Middle Belt [1]
Website TRADOC Army Website
Commanders
Current
commander
Major General Kelvin Aligbe
Notable
commanders

Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) supervises the training schools and combat development in the Nigerian Army. It is headquartered in Minna in the Niger State. [2] TRADOC is charged with doctrinal training and combat development, supervising training centers. It also serves as a senior think-tank in Nigeria. TRADOC was formed in 1981 under the leadership of Major General Geoffrey Obiaje Ejiga, [3] and currently supervises all the Army's schools, as well as an army depot. [2] [4] Before the establishment of the Nigerian Army Resources Centre (NARC) in 2015, TRADOC also served as a liaison centre for the Army. [5]

Contents

The origins of the command date to a mission dispatched by the COAS to see how foreign armies ran their training schools. The report of the committee recommended the adoption of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command model. [6]

Functions

The command supports army training and coordinates research on the development of army corps and schools. It serves as a liaison between the army and educational establishments in ensuring the professional development of junior officers in the field. When more than one Nigerian Army divisions deploy, it serves as a corps headquarters to command them. [2]

Structure

The command consists of TRADOC Headquarters, including four departments; 18 corps training schools; a museum; a training depot; and a command college. [2] [7] TRADOC also sponsors the Nigerian Military School at Zaria.

List of organisations: [4]

Commanders

See also

References

  1. "MILITARY HISTORY - Headquarters Training and Doctrine".
  2. 1 2 3 4 Nigerian Army. "TRADOC | Official Website" . Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  3. "The measures of my days". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  4. 1 2 "Training and Doctrine Command NA HQ". tradoc.mil.ng. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  5. yashuaib (2021-02-01). "From TRADOC to Service Chief: The Story of Irabor, Attahiru". YAShuaib. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  6. "About TRADOC NA" . Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  7. "Nigerian Army Order of Battle". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  8. Olatunji, M. O. (January 1, 2007). "The biography of Col. J.A. Olubobokun a foremost Nigerian military musician" . Research Review of the Institute of African Studies. 23 (1): 27–36–36. doi:10.4314/rrias.v23i1.22966 via www.ajol.info.
  9. "In Pictures: Appreciating Nigeria's contribution to UN peacekeeping". 21 February 2018.
  10. "GRV Global - Africa Security Symposium ASEC 2020 - Speakers". www.grvglobal.com. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  11. "Nigerian Commander of Training and Doctrine Command". African Defense Magazine. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  12. "Change of command at TRADOC as Irabor takes over from Tafa - P.M. News".
  13. "Major Gen LEO Irabor takes over as Commander, TRADOC, Nigerian Army". 29 July 2020.